Scott Sieradzki lost a bid Friday to get a judge to stop the city of Muskegon from the planned demolition of his family's rundown, junk-filled historic home at 487 W. Clay.
Muskegon County Circuit Court Judge Timothy G. Hicks dismissed the case the same day.

Acting as his own attorney, Sieradzki argued in his petition for injunctive relief that he is trying to repair the 122-year-old house that his uncle, 89-year-old Victor J. Sieradzki, deeded over to him June 15.

The city recently prevailed in Hicks's court in a similar stay-of-demolition filing by Victor Sieradzki. Hicks ruled Friday that despite the change in ownership, nothing legally has changed.

Moreover, he ruled, Sieradzki's attempt to save the house came too late, and he saw no reason for dragging it out further.

"Plaintiff's complaint simply does not state any recognizable claim for which the court can grant relief," the judge said in a three-page opinion.

Sieradzki could not be reached for comment after the ruling late Friday afternoon, but has said if the house is torn down he would sue the city.

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